2000 · Week 8
New Orleans Saints at Atlanta Falcons
Oct 22, 2000 · Georgia Dome · dome · astroturf
Recap
New Orleans Saints held off Atlanta Falcons 21–19. It was an upset by ScoutIndex's numbers — Saints had just a 48% chance going in. Saints improve to 4-3; Falcons fall to 2-6. Ricky Williams paced the offense with 156 rushing yards and 3 rushing TDs; 4 catches for 37 yards.
Team stats
| NO | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 | First downs | 13 |
| 405 | Total yards | 315 |
| 209 | Passing yards | 240 |
| 196 | Rushing yards | 75 |
| 19/31 | Comp / Att | 15/20 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 1 | Sacks taken | 6 |
Scoring & key plays
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Box score
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Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 19/31 | 209 | 0 | 1 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Blake | 6 | 26 | 0 |
| Ricky Williams | 29 | 156 | 3 |
| Terrelle Smith | 3 | 14 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricky Williams | 4 | 6 | 37 | 0 |
| Joe Horn | 4 | 7 | 54 | 0 |
| Willie Jackson | 3 | 3 | 47 | 0 |
| Keith Poole | 4 | 6 | 35 | 0 |
| Lamont Hall | 2 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Terrelle Smith | 2 | 3 | 16 | 0 |
| Andrew Glover | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
ATL
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Chandler | 15/20 | 240 | 2 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Anderson | 17 | 75 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Dwight | 3 | 4 | 85 | 1 |
| Jamal Anderson | 1 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| Terance Mathis | 3 | 6 | 55 | 1 |
| Shawn Jefferson | 2 | 2 | 37 | 0 |
| Bob Christian | 3 | 3 | 24 | 0 |
| Reggie Kelly | 2 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Brian Kozlowski | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |